I WAS INTERESTED to read the recent articles in Taxation by Mike Truman under the titles 'Flatly Incredible' (14 July 2005, page 406) and 'Flatly incredible II' (8 September 2005, page 621). These concerned the position where an asset is used partly for business purposes and partly for non-business purposes as far as capital gains tax taper relief is concerned.
TONY BLAIR FAMOUSLY referred to 'education, education, education'. For this third Labour administration, the phrase 'pensions, pensions, pensions' is probably more appropriate. However, there is a link with education and that is as far as the pensions knowledge of tax advisers is concerned.
JOHN ENDACOTT BSc (Econ), ACA, ATII considers the case for reform of capital gains tax.